The creature known only as the Paranymph is responsible for establishing, managing, or dissolving any and all pacts made with warlocks. When a mortal forges a pact with the Shan Lian Doresh, he weds his soul to the power of the Fading Dream in exchange for unearthly magic. In that spiritual marriage, the Paranymph is the sole bridesmaid, attending the ritual and serving as a spokeswoman for the fey. Robed and cowled at all times in slithering, overlong garments of white or black (never both at once), only her mouth and delicate feminine hands are ever seen. She speaks in whispers or screams, never in moderate tones. Not even the other fey can recall precisely what she used to be. Some suspect she was a water nymph before Shae Doresh was exiled to Dal Quor. Others say she was an eladrin princess betrothed to a lord of Shae Tirias Tolai before giants razed it. Whatever her past, the Paranymph is now the mouth for the collective spirit of the Fading Dream and its master.
Eager Pacts: The characters are likely to encounter the Paranymph in their dreams long before they ever meet her in person. Generally speaking, one simply does not seek out the nightmare fey; one must be approached, and it is the Paranymph who makes the final offer. Existing warlocks bonded to the Fading Dream act as recruiters in the wider world. When someone of interest is found, the warlock notifies the Paranymph.
Epic Tragedy: While mostly evil warlocks are likely to become willing agents of the Fading Dream, the fey take pleasure in spreading sorrow far outside their immediate domain. Good or unaligned warlocks might enter into a pact unwittingly or simply because they are misinformed. If the Paranymph forges a pact with a warlock character, she either believes his actions will advance the agenda of the Fading Dream or that the pact will seed in him a delicious tragedy she hopes to one day harvest.